Katrina Blog for History Students and Faculty
Because communication has been difficult in the New Orleans area, HNN has set up this blog to help history students and faculty who may be trying to get in touch with one another. Click here for emergency news about Tulane provided by school officials.
Click here to read Tulane History Department Chairman James Boyden's introductory message.
Click here to reach the Message Board sponsored by the OAH, American Historical Association, and the Southern Historical Association.
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Thursday, November 3, 2005
NEW ORLEANS SUBLET
LSU Medical Student seeking to sublet one bedroom apartment in New Orleans from December 2005 to June 2006. Ammenities include large walk-in closet, furnishings, free cox high-speed internet and cable, and separate antique bath/shower. Rent is $750 per month. Please contact me at lgonso@lsuhsc.edu for further info.
Monday, October 17, 2005
Cowen talk
President Cowen spoke yesterday at UT about the return to Tulane, the rebuiling of New Orleans and the plan for the Spring Semester. He hopes to mobilize the student body to volunteer and be a part of the rebuilding of New Orleans. He believes there are no environmental concerns about living in the campus area - he said he's been drinking the water for a couple of weeks. No faculty have resigned and there haven't been that many student withdrawls. But there was a Q&A session and two students who were really mad about having to pay tuition this semester started yelling.
Cowen also said that because no public schools will be open in the Spring, Tulane will be operating a school for children of staff, faculty and students. He is also heading the comission to rebuild New Orleans school district.
I asked about Government Documents/Microforms. Cowen said the damaged books and microfiche have been frozen until the restoration process can begin.
Most everything he said is already on the website. I look forward to seeing everyone in January!
-Meg Allen
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Apartment Available on Fern St.
My parents, George and Molly Keenan, have a large, upper, 2 bedroom apartment for rent at 1317 Fern St. They are nice folks (they live downstairs) and are listing it less than they did before the storm hit. It is about 6 or 7 blocks from the Newcomb part of campus.
Monday, October 3, 2005
to professor Bruce raeburn from brazil or anyone that knows where he is
Dear Professor
I am an editor for Bravo Magazine (www.bravonline.com.br), a brazilian monthly nationwide culture magazine (circulation around 500.000 copies every month). We are doing a cover article on the great importance of New Orleans for the american culture and all the questions that arouse now with the recent tragedy. Therefore I would like to do a phone or e-mail interview with you regarding the town as the roots of jazz and also about some other aspects of american culture that are rooted in New Orleans and what to expect for the future. Many thanks for your help in advance. Best wishes,
Carlos Haag
carloshaag@uol.com.br
Saturday, October 1, 2005
Looking for Randy Sparks (Tulane)
I am trying to contact Randy Sparks. Does anyone have any contct infomration for him? Please respond to me directly fweil@ehess.fr
Francois Weil, Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales, Paris
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Looking for Lance Hill
Hi-
I am trying to contact Lance Hill. Does anyone have any contct infomration for him? Please respond to me directly - lorettapyles@yahoo.com
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Job Opportunity at University of South Florida for Katrina Affected Scholars
The Department of History at the University of South Florida is seeking a historian of Latin America to offer up to three courses for the spring 2006 semester. This would entail two introductory courses and one upper-division course in line with the instructor's own speciality, each paying $2,500. PhD is preferred but ABDs will be considered. This is a special call to advanced graduate students and recent PhDs affected by Hurricane Katrina.
For more information, contact:
Timothy J. Smith, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Institute for the Study of Latin America and the Caribbean
University of South Florida
4202 East Fowler Avenue, CPR 107
Tampa, FL 33620 USA
(tel) 813.974.2962
(fax) 813.974.8138
(web) http://web.usf.edu/islac
Monday, September 26, 2005
Grad School Website
Here's a site set up by the Graduate School with info and a place for us to post questions.
tulanegraduateschool.blogspot.com
Thanks to Meg Keenan for this info.
Becca Livingstone
Sunday, September 25, 2005
I've found it on the LAS faculty list
Please disregard blog on Pereira and Tara. Managed to find them on the LAS faculty list.
Request for non-tulane.edu email address for Prof Anthony Pereira
If anyone knows how I can contact Professors Anthony Pereira and Ray Taras (political science) with an alternate non tulane.edu email address please email me at wanddavid@hotmail.com.
Thank you David Wand
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Doctoral Students: HELP!
I can't get an answer to this: If Ph.D students with fellowships and tuition scholarships enroll for full-time study at other universities for fall term, how will Tulane handle the issue of tuition? I am enrolled now at University of South Carolina - they have given NO tuition waiver (3 weeks ago they gave me a different impression) and want me to sign a promissory note for thousands of dollars of fall tuition. Since I have a tuition scholarship at Tulane, I can't assume that Tulane will pay this when it comes due. Then I am left with a debt for USC tuition. HELP. Other doctoral students with tuition scholarships: What do you know about this?
Are any of you enrolled elsewhere for fall?
Nancy Stockton (nbstockton@aol.com)
Friday, September 23, 2005
New Orleans Archives
For those who have asked recently: Most New Orleans Archives are in relatively good shape. Go to the special website of the Society of Southwest Archivists: www.ssacares.org for excellent, current information, including photos. The only major archive I could not find information on is that of the Archdiocese, but I may not have been looking in the right places.
Emily Clark
Asst Prof, Tulane
Thursday, September 22, 2005
NO Notarial Archives
Has anyone heard about the condition of the New Orleans Notarial Archives in the CBD?
Charles Heath
Tulane University
Dept. of History
Freudenbergers safe
Thanks to Emmet Larkin and George Bernstein for the very welcome news that "Herman and Paulette are safe and sound and have returned to Harahan and can be reached by telephone at home."
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Streep's literary reading
The piece that Meryl Streep read was an ode to New Orleans by Lafcadio Hearn, English writer who came to live in and love New Orleans. You may listen to a Real Player version of Streep's beautiful reading at NPR.org. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4837922
Charles Heath
PhD Candidate
Tulane University
Dept. of History
Donna - LAS History
Hi Everyone, In GA with family and dogs. We left New Orleans with grandson amd extended family members (4 car caravan) sunday night around 5:00pm. Made it to GA 15 hours later. I was so proud of my Saturn. We are scattered but well and safe. Everyone here has just been so wonderful, patient, understanding, and so so helpful. It's overwhelming!
I spoke with another Tulane employee about a week ago and she said that Pam Smith is in Laffyette (spelling)...and doing fine. Some of her New Orleans family are in Houston and doing well. Hopefully Hurrican Rita will behave herself.
I am in contact with Professor Boyden at least once a week (when ever we can get a good connection.)
I miss you all very much and can't wait to return to Tulane and the best department on campus.
C. U. all real soon.
DCD
P.S.Having trouble retrieving email...
Further to request for Merl Streep's Higher Ground reading from New Orleans early writer.
If anyone knows who the author was on the piece e-mail at Karen Clark homesteaditp@neteze.com Thanks
Historical Piece read about New Orleans by Merl Streep at the Higher Ground Concert on Sept l7
I very much want to read the author, whose name has escaped me, and transcripts are not available to the Higher Ground concert but the way the author wrote about new orleans is just how I feel about it, although I am a native San Francisacan and I have only been to New Orleans twice. If you could e-mail me back where I could find the writings of this man, I would be very grateful. Thank you, Karen Clark Maybe professor Brinkley would know.
Monday, September 19, 2005
Douglas Brinkley Contact Information
I am a journalist doing an article on Hunter S. Thompson and the legacy of grassroot writers. I am trying to find Mr. Brinkley's e-mail, hoping to ask him a few questions about Dr. Thompson's take on university writing programs and other related issues regarding his career sans acadamia and its laurels.
Please, can anyone help?
S.J. Chambers
balzacsuicide@yahoo.com
Saturday, September 17, 2005
Kenneth W. Harl
Dear Editor:
I would appreciate it if you could update my e-mail to the following:
Kenneth W. Harl, Professor
Department of History
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70118
probusaug@optonline.net
My home address (until return to Tulane) is:
402 Devonshire Road
Hauppauge, N.Y. 11788-4531
631-582-4025
cell phone 631-220-3811
Thanks so much. The previous e-mail of my sister Karen Cicale (kcicale@aol.com) should not be posted any more.
Yours truly, Kenneth W. Harl
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